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Chemistry World November 5, 2007 Ned Stafford |
Joining up Nanocircuits A team of scientists have covalently bonded strings of porphyrin molecules on a gold surface -- a step forward in the quest to develop nano-electronics. |
Chemistry World January 24, 2011 Andy Extance |
Dimer delivers pinpoint recognition US researchers have synthesised a supramolecular host system that provides novel selective recognition of two different guest molecule types without cross-over or interference. |
Chemistry World March 6, 2011 Mike Brown |
Molecules that walk, hop and jump 'Two legged' molecules walk, hop and fly across a receptor surface, according to researchers in the Netherlands and Ireland. The findings could help us understand how viruses and bacteria interact with cell membranes, they say. |
Chemistry World May 16, 2010 Simon Hadlington |
Anions enjoy a taste of pi European researchers have captured the moment when an anion interacts with the pi electron cloud of an aromatic molecule, something that has been known to occur but never seen at work. |
Chemistry World November 13, 2013 Matthew Smith |
Illuminating probes identify amino acids The method proposed by researchers at Bowling Green State University in Ohio analyses fluorescence signals when guest europium ions are displaced from an array of two cucurbituril host probes. |
Chemistry World June 4, 2013 Emily Skinner |
Homogeneous catalysis for nanoscale surface designs Scientists in France have combined homogeneous catalysis and atomic force microscopy to create intricate surface patterns. |
Chemistry World May 2, 2007 Michael Gross |
Protein Printboard Chemists in the Netherlands have created nanoscale structures that can immobilize proteins with exquisite control over specificity, strength and orientation. |
Chemistry World November 3, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Organic synthesis set for auto-pilot Peptides are routinely made by machines that couple together amino acid components. Could organic synthesis ever get this simple? |
Chemistry World July 31, 2008 |
Nanostructures Made Easy Scotland-based chemists have invented a new way to build nanoscale arrays of molecules over a large surface area: a technique that may be key to making nanostructures in sophisticated sensors, catalysts, and tiny computer parts. |
Chemistry World November 14, 2010 Laura Howes |
Using Host-Guest Chemistry as Molecular Velcro Molecular recognition, a microscopic process, has been used by Japanese researchers to assemble gels into macroscopic structures. The result is like molecular velcro, the molecules catch each other and hold the gel cubes together. |
Chemistry World May 12, 2011 Jon Cartwright |
'Chemical soldering' heralds single molecule electronics Scientists in Japan and Switzerland have demonstrated how to wire up single molecules with conductive nanowires. |
Chemistry World October 9, 2014 Richard Massey |
Ionic liquid-gas interfaces: more than a surface glance Research by scientists in the UK suggests that small changes in the nature of binary ionic liquid systems can significantly alter their surface composition. |
Chemistry World December 8, 2011 Sarah Farley |
Capturing Compounds in Cages for Chemical Control Scientists from the UK have used a molecular capsule to control the reactivity of an organic compound. |
Reactive Reports Issue 63 David Bradley |
Chemists Go Round the Bend Chemists often think of molecular wires as "shape-persistent" rods with limited flexibility, but researchers have now shown that molecular wires can be bent into ring shapes. |
Chemistry World August 13, 2010 James Urquhart |
Zooming in on intermolecular bonds German researchers have captured clear images of intermolecular bonds for the first time using a modified form of scanning tunnelling microscopy. |
Chemistry World July 5, 2011 Mike Brown |
Metallic Pick and Mix with Complexes Scientists in Germany have plucked a metal ion from the middle of a phthalocyanine molecule on a silver surface. The simple method of removal, which employs a scanning tunnelling microscope, could be used to make cheaper molecular storage devices. |
Chemistry World June 28, 2011 Mike Brown |
Photosystems Made Using '3D Tetris' Scientists in Switzerland have designed self-sorted multicomponent surface architectures for supramolecular organic photosystems that are 40 times more active at generating electrical current from light energy than their single-component counterparts. |
Chemistry World September 29, 2014 David Bradley |
Pick and mix macromolecules New ways are discovered to piece together pi-functional molecular building blocks to make a wide range of macromolecules. |
Chemistry World July 27, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Space Monster Discovered Astrochemists who waited 25 years to find an anion in space have spotted three in less than a year. |
Chemistry World July 22, 2011 Simon Hadlington |
Chemists create a molecular ship in a bottle Chemists have designed a new kind of three-dimensional molecular cage that is held together by a remarkably high number of hydrogen bonds. |
Chemistry World January 30, 2014 Cally Haynes |
Fluorescent cryptand recognises radioactive pollutant The first fluorescent sensor for radioactive pertechnetate anions has been developed by researchers in Italy and Switzerland. |
Chemistry World October 27, 2010 Laura Howes |
Single molecule magnets line up Italian researchers claim that they've bound a single molecule magnet to a gold surface, whilst retaining the magnet's properties. |
Chemistry World January 17, 2014 Katia Moskvitch |
Life may have begun in a tiny water droplet Chemical reactions run much faster and more efficiently when they take place in tiny droplets rather than in freestanding water -- such as a puddle or a lake, say researchers. |
Chemistry World July 4, 2010 Hayley Birch |
DNA sticks at flick of switch A new technique that sticks individual DNA molecules to a gold surface works at the flick of an electrochemical switch. |
Chemistry World December 13, 2011 Jon Cartwright |
Scientists unveil tiniest switch Researchers in Germany claim to have created the world's smallest molecular switch, relying on the movement of just a single proton. |
Chemistry World February 28, 2008 James Mitchell Crow |
Chloride Ions in a Bind Chemists in the US have designed a donut-shaped molecule that tightly binds negatively-charged chloride ions. |
Chemistry World February 18, 2011 Carol Stanier |
Speed dating for pharmaceuticals A simple analysis of hydrogen bond strengths finds the best crystallisation partners for drugs, say UK scientists. |
Chemistry World March 14, 2013 Simon Hadlington |
Elusive desorption precursor spied by x-ray laser Scientists have for the first time directly observed the elusive transient precursor state of a molecule just before it desorbs from a solid surface and enters the gas phase. |
Chemistry World February 21, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Taking the Measure of Atomic Friction Scientists in the US and Germany have successfully used an atomic force microscope to determine exactly how much effort is needed to drag a single atom of cobalt across the surface of different metals. |
Chemistry World August 17, 2012 Philip Ball |
Getting under water's skin The surface tension of water is explained in textbooks with pictures showing water molecules pulling each other sideways and downwards at the liquid surface, producing a kind of surface 'skin'. |
Chemistry World August 8, 2006 |
Single Molecule Makes Electronic Switch A single molecule, trapped between two electrodes, acts as a switch and has a `memory' of the type used in data storage, researchers have found. |
Technology Research News October 20, 2004 |
Molecules positioned on silicon Dubbed multi-step feedback control lithography, this new fabrication process could eventually be used to construct prototype molecular electronic devices for future technologies in areas like consumer electronics and biomedical diagnostics. |
Reactive Reports Issue 49 David Bradley |
Hydrophobic Water? Researchers have found evidence to indicate that water molecules don't always want to bond to other water molecules, affecting the uniformity of water forming on metal surfaces. |
Chemistry World February 14, 2013 James Urquhart |
Chemical velcro sticks underwater South Korean scientists have developed a chemical velcro that shows promise as a strong and reversible underwater adhesive. |
Chemistry World April 27, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
Tailor-made cage for sulfate anions Chemists in the US have made a self-assembling cage designed specifically to recognize sulfate anions. |
Chemistry World February 21, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Organic Electricity Generator is Hot Stuff Researchers have successfully demonstrated the thermoelectric effect in an organic molecule. The findings open up the possibility of potential new energy sources, and also present a novel way for probing the electronic structure of molecular junctions. |
Chemistry World March 2, 2012 Andrea McGhee |
Nanowires heading in the right direction Scientists in Switzerland have controlled the supramolecular self-assembly of polymers to form nanofibrils that could be used as organic nanowires in electronic devices. |
Chemistry World August 9, 2011 Simon Hadlington |
Ligand could trap actinides from spent nuclear fuel Is the problem of highly radioactive nuclear waste on the verge of being solved? |
Chemistry World January 30, 2014 Jessica Cocker |
Crystal structure highlights buckycatcher's flexibility Chemists in the US have successfully isolated the first anion of a distinctive type of pincer molecule, known as a buckycatcher, and confirmed the extraordinary flexibility it has for encapsulating guest molecules. |
Chemistry World March 4, 2011 Russell Johnson |
Tracking the early stages of Alzheimer's disease UK researchers can track the early steps of formation of peptide clumps linked to Alzheimer's disease using the peptide's fluorescent ability. This could help design effective therapies for the disease at an early stage. |
Chemistry World September 1, 2014 Jennifer Newton |
Wendy Brown: Space dust chemistry Professor Wendy Brown's research reproduces the cold and low pressures of space to model chemical reactions that occur when particles are brought together on interstellar dust grains. |
Chemistry World April 28, 2014 Hamish Crawford |
Crystal structures unpacked A researcher in the UK has shed new light on which interactions are important in the packing of crystal structures. |
Chemistry World May 2012 |
Column: The crucible Philip Ball is perplexed by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council 's decision to cut surface science funding |
Chemistry World May 21, 2012 Rachel Cooper |
Bromine anion caught in a supramolecular trap Scientists in the UK and China have encapsulated a bromine anion in a supramolecular cavity to make a compound that could act as a model for metal-/anion-doped TiO 2. |
Chemistry World June 5, 2013 Simon Hadlington |
Raman scattering reaches sub-nm resolution Researchers have achieved the highest resolution yet with Raman spectroscopy, allowing the chemical mapping of molecules to a resolution of less than 1nm. The technique could allow unprecedented chemical identification of single molecules. |
Chemistry World August 27, 2009 Nina Notman |
Molecules in close-up A tuning-fork-like device than measures atomic forces is able to image every single atom in a molecule, according to its Swiss inventors. |
Chemistry World June 13, 2012 Simon Hadlington |
Exploding molecule provides 3D bond images Researchers from the US and Germany have demonstrated a new way to obtain accurate three-dimensional images of molecules, with precise measurements of the geometry of the molecule's chemical bonds. |
Chemistry World May 27, 2014 Simon Hadlington |
Unusual H-bond patterns revealed in single molecule image Researchers in the US have used a scanning tunnelling microscope to produce the latest images of structure and bonding in a single molecule, by sensing the molecule's local potential energy landscape. |
Reactive Reports May 2007 David Bradley |
Meeting of Molecular Movie Stars New footage confirms Linus Pauling's theory of chemical bonding proposed half a century ago, and could help explain molecular recognition processes important throughout supramolecular chemistry and molecular biology. |
Chemistry World May 4, 2010 Lewis Brindley |
Nanomachinery gets a spring in its step Molecular springs that always twist the same way are the latest addition to the nanomachinery toolbox. |